Using Existing Large-Scale Data to Study Early Care and Education Among Hispanics: Search and Decision-Making

Author

Danielle A. Crosby

Julia Mendez

Heather Helms

New research is needed to learn more about how, when, and why Latino parents access certain early childhood programs and services, and not others. As highlighted in this brief series, numerous existing large-scale data sets offer potentially valuable information about the ECE experiences of Hispanic populations. This brief on Latino child care search and decision-making focuses in particular on what these studies have to offer about how Hispanic families seek out and select ECE settings. Researchers can use this review and associated data tables to identify the study/studies, samples, and variables most appropriate for their research questions.

Suggested Citation:

Crosby, D. A., Mendez, J., & Helms, H. (2016). Using existing large-scale data to study early care and education among Hispanics: Search and decision-making. National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families. https://doi.org/10.59377/679f1174z

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